Abdominal obesity and digestive system cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The diagnostic criteria for abdominal obesity are usually waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio. The magnitude of the risks for cancers of the digestive system and abdominal obesity is unknown. To assess whether abdominal obesity increases the risk of digestive cancer, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies in a database.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched from their inception to December 2022. The 9-star Newcastle Ottawa Scale was used to assess  study quality. Pooled relative risks and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using fixed or random effect models respectively. The stability of the results was explored by one-by-one exclusion. Subgroup analysis was conducted to explore so

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10680266 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature